About a Boy

3.8 avg 142843 votes

About this book

Nick Hornby's second bestselling novel is about sex, manliness and fatherhood. Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups. Marcus is twelve and a little bitnerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Perhaps they can help each other out a little bit, and both can start to act their age.

3.8 ★★★★☆ average of 4 sources · 142843 votes
Open Library 3.4 23
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Goodreads 3.8 142843
Apple Books 4.0 124
Hardcover 3.6 190

Reader Profile

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3.8/5 · 142843 readers · 328 pages · ≈ 6 h 04 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read About a Boy?

About ≈ 6 h 04 m — 328 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mAbout a Boy~6 h 04 m

How many pages is About a Boy?

328 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320About a Boy328

What genre is About a Boy?

It sits on the Romance, Fiction shelves.

Has About a Boy been made into a movie or TV show?

Yes — screen adaptations include About a Boy (2002), About a Boy.

Is About a Boy in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does About a Boy take place?

It is set in London (England), England, London.

Who wrote About a Boy?

Nick Hornby.

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